A. M. C. DIESEL ENGINEERING LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
02151529 · ltd · incorporated 1987-07-30
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£127.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of open-ended investment companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 37.6y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 37.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
108 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £127,630
Net assets shrinking
Down £19,943 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£128k
↓ 14% YoY
Current Assets
£129k
↓ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £127.6k | £147.6k |
| Current assets | £128.8k | £148.7k |
| Net assets | £127.6k | £147.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-06-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-06-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-05-07📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2021-05-07📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2021-05-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-05-06📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-05-06🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2021-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-08➖BAMFORD, Michael Peter resigneddirector
- 2020-09-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-09-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-09-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-07-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-01-31➕BAMFORD, Michael Peter appointeddirector
- 2020-01-31📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2010-08-10➖MC CONNELL, Patricia Alice resignedsecretary
- 2010-08-10➖MC CONNELL, Patricia Alice resigneddirector
- 2002-04-05➖MC CONNELL, Anthony Aidan resigneddirector
- 1998-12-07➖MC CONNELL, Debra Grace resigneddirector
- 1998-12-07➖MC CONNELL, Graham Anthony resigneddirector
- 1988-10-15🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Midland Bank PLC
- 1987-07-30🏢Company incorporatedAs A. M. C. DIESEL ENGINEERING LIMITED
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 39 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Shaun Mcconnell Individual · British · DOB 06/1968 · age 58 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 01/01/2017 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Michael Peter Bamfordceased 03/06/2021· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1987-07-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64304 — Activities of open-ended investment companies
Registered office
68 Cop Lane
Penwortham
Preston
PR1 0UR
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-20
Last: 2025-06-06
Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)
Active
MC CONNELL, Patricia Alice→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2010-08-10
BAMFORD, Michael Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2020-01-31 · resigned 2021-03-08
MC CONNELL, Anthony Aidan→
Resigneddirector · ~88y · resigned 2002-04-05
MC CONNELL, Debra Grace→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · resigned 1998-12-07
MC CONNELL, Graham Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · resigned 1998-12-07
MC CONNELL, Patricia Alice→
Resigneddirector · ~87y · resigned 2010-08-10
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Fixed and floating charge | 1 property | 15/10/1988 | 06/05/2021 |
Recent filings (108 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-06-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-06-09
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2021-05-07
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2021-05-07